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Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The young couple were separated by WWII in 1943, when Bennett fought as an Army rifleman in battles in Normandy, northern France and the Rhineland, according to his military records.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
Who is Daniel Penny? Penny, a former Marine sergeant, served as a rifleman to Camp Lejeune from 2017 to 2021.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Trained as a rifleman, Anderson found himself in Vietnam’s Quang Tri province.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The young couple were separated by WWII in 1943, when Bennett fought as an Army rifleman in battles in Normandy, northern France and the Rhineland, according to his military records.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
Who is Daniel Penny? Penny, a former Marine sergeant, served as a rifleman to Camp Lejeune from 2017 to 2021.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Trained as a rifleman, Anderson found himself in Vietnam’s Quang Tri province.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifleman
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McCasland doubled down by paying big money to retain Toppin, replacing Williams with another big wing who can pass and score in Watts and bringing in two 3-point snipers in Bryan and Atwell.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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McDonald suggested campus police were likely bracing for protest disruptions, not a sniper.—
Stepheny Price , Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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As the visiting Minnesota Lynx celebrated a comeback victory for the ages to advance to the playoff semifinals, the Italian sharpshooter lay on the ground with her hands over her head – deflated, defeated and in shock that the Valkyries’ season ended right then and there.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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While protest organizers assured attendees police sharpshooters are not uncommon at Milwaukee protests, their presence at Sunday's protest prompted discussions online about why sharpshooters were there.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Rifleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifleman. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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